"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noraram.
After the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, military officials in Iran said
“today, they are once again controlling the Strait, and will continue to block traffic”
as long as the U.S. blockades Iranian ports. President Trump says the blockade will stay in force until a deal is reached on Iran's nuclear program. Trump was asked this morning about the current situation. But we're talking to them, they wanted to close up the Strait again, you know, it's
been doing for years and they can't blackmail us." The British military's United Kingdom maritime trade operations reports the two gunboats
from Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired an attacker in the Strait of Hormuz today.
It says the tanker and its crew are safe, it did not identify the tanker or its destination. About one fifth of the world's oil is shipped through the Strait, further limits could drive oil prices higher again. The ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah is being tested over two incidents today, including the killing of a French soldier.
NPR's Eleanor Bearsley reports the French President says everything suggests, and
“quote, "That Hezbollah was behind that attack."”
President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that a French soldier serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon was killed. The Israeli military says it also conducted strikes against a threatening target, poll show more than 70% of his rallies are against pausing their fight against Hezbollah.
Tel Aviv residents Harry Haffitz says the ceasefire will only allow the group to rearm.
"We wanted this time, it will be on the end, but the final end. We don't want another little war for one year later or two year later, we want Kuwait." He says Hezbollah is weakened and now is the time to defeat them, Eleanor Beardsley and Pianoise Tel Aviv. A new warning from the International Energy Agency this week says parts of Europe could
face jet fuel shortages this summer. This could have ripple effects for Americans planning trips overseas. NPR's Windsor Johnston has more in the story. The agency says parts of Europe could soon face short-term jet fuel shortages as global supplies remain strained.
Michael Weber is an energy expert at the University of Texas at Austin. He says even when shortages are less severe in the U.S., Americans can still feel the impact. "The United States will feel good because we're a major energy producer but will absolutely be affected by what's going on in the world because we're coupled to the international
economic system. So, it might mean our travel to Europe's more expensive, but also means that things we import for Europe are the places we'll be more expensive because the shipping fee will be more expensive, so we will be affected for sure." Weber says travelers heading overseas may also see fewer flight options, especially during
the peak summer season. Windsor Johnston and PR News. This is NPR News in Washington. Officials and residents in northwest Illinois are assessing the damage after a likely tornado yesterday.
The storm stripped roofs off houses and brought down trees and power lines in the village of Lena, about 117 miles northwest of Chicago. There were no reports of severe injuries or deaths. British Prime Minister Kier Starmer will be fighting for his job when he appears in Parliament on Monday, Vicky Barker reports from London.
Starmer is expected to repeat his assertion that he only just learned that Peter Mandelson, who was fired as Britain's ambassador to the U.S. last year over revelations in the Epstein files, had actually failed a security check one appointed. But as the Guardian's political editor Pippa Crierer told the BBC, the career civil servants, Starmer just fired for that alleged oversight, will be testifying Tuesday.
"That might be a moment when that all comes to a hate. He puts his side of the story and that could be damaging to the Prime Minister who has already been so damaged by this extraordinary scandal." If Starmer is found to have deliberately misled Parliament, convention requires that he stepped down.
For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker, in London. Hundreds of cyclists in tweed jackets and bulls or hats row the streets of London today is the annual tweed run. The goal is not to cycle fast, but to look good while riding past Lion Marks such as Big Ben.
Riders embrace vintage British attire, including tweed suits, bow ties, and pantaloons, a rider from Sussex told Reuters, "Everyone has to make an effort. I'm Nora Ram, NPR News, in Washington." You know, every day on up first NPR's Golden Globe nominated morning news podcast, we bring
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